I've seen some guyed though. I have an AB -577 but these look easier to
setup even though guyed as well.
I know of a guy who has one mounted in a single axle trailer with a
generator. works great for him. He salvaged it from a TV van.
Bob-
----- Original Message -----
From: "jimlux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Will-Burt pneumatic mast repair
> edmund weber wrote:
>> Greetings to the List,
>> These air driven masts are most often seen mounted in Ford one
>> ton vans
>> equipped with TV microwave link gear.These masts will go to 40-50 feet
>> un-
>> guyed with a truck mounted compressor
>
> And they'll tip over in a strong wind. I was doing the calculations for
> a mast next to a car, attached to the roof rack, and I was surprised at
> how non-wind-resistant these schemes are.
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~w6rmk/antenna/mastcar.htm
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